Mytilaster
Mytilaster lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilaster
Monterosato, 1884[1]
Type species
Mytilaster lineatus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[2]

Mytilodonta Coen, 1935

Mytilaster is a genus of marine mussels from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Basin. The type species is Mytilaster lineatus.[2]

Species

  • Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889)
  • Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) dwarf mussel
  • Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1884 ex H. Martin ms.
  • Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)

References

  1. "Nomenclatura Generica e Specifica di alcune Chonchigle Mediterranee pel Marchese di Monterosato". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884". World registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 December 2016.


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